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Al-Fakhriyyah Minaret
Mamluks adopted to build minarets to Islamize the city after the Crusaders, namely a half-year after conquered Jerusalem Quds, the Mamluks built a new or renovate eight major minarets in the Holy City. The al-Fakhriyyah minaret was one of the Mamluks Minarets. The minaret is located at the junction of the southern wall and western wall. Al-Fakhriyyah Minaret was built judge Sharaf Ad-Din bin Abdul Rahman Bin As- Sahib. The minaret was rebuilt during the Ottoman period in 1920. Dating of the minarets in Jerusalem Quds has been done according to the style and shape. Mamluk minarets generally have a square shape and the Mamluk minarets has been surrounding the Haram al Sharif .Therefore, the al-Fakhriyyah Minaret has built as a square shape. The al-Fakhriyyah Minaret has muezzin’s balcony and the balcony is decorated with muqarnas. Furthermore, since the Minaret was damaged after the Jerusalem earthquake, the Minaret' dome was covered with lead.